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LWV Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins is entirely run by volunteers. Your tax-deductible donation helps us continue work in our community in Voter Service and Citizen Education. Thank you for supporting LWV MEPH.​

Call For Volunteers: Voter Registration and Forums

Hello! We are starting to schedule fall Voter Registration Drives and of course our Candidate Forums. Volunteers are needed - members and non-members are welcome! Please complete the contact form below indicating your interest in helping at any particular event. If you don't see one that fits your schedule but still want to help, let us know, or watch this space for additional dates.

Volunteer at the State Fair for Voter Registration with the MN Secretary of State Office

Dear Volunteers,Thank you so much for reaching out to us regarding volunteer opportunity at the State Fair to provide voter information, register voters and answer voter questions at our booth. I am very excited about this project and looking forward to working with all of you at the State Fair. I know you are ready for the next steps. There are two items that we need to complete at least by the end of next week.

Item # 1 Volunteer Training: there will be a webex/ live session interactive training next Thursday, August 16, 2018, from 2- 4pm. The training takes about one hour and you can join us from anywhere using your computer. Here is the instruction how to join the session.

LWV MEPH Year in Review: 2017-2018

League of Women Voters of Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins is wrapping up another busy and productive year. We have gained members, and are now at 44. Sadly we also lost a member, Margaret Nelson, who served tirelessly on our board as Secretary.Here is a review of our 2017-2018 year:

On September 9, Dr. Leah Hanson presented her research on healthy brain aging, where we learned about treatment, findings and prevention of dementia.

In late September and early October, we hosted five candidate forums: for Minnetonka, Eden Prairie and Hopkins School Boards, and Minnetonka and Hopkins Municipal elections. Many thanks to all of our members who helped as volunteers.

In December we held a potluck holiday party, which is our own social event where our members enjoyed getting to know each other better. We certainly have a lot of talented, engaged women in LWV MEPH!

In January Secretary of State Steve Simon presented Redistricting for Fairness and Voter Participation, giving us information about how gerrymandering occurs, court involvement and other voter participation issues.

In January and early March, three of our members presented a program at Eden Prairie and Hopkins libraries on How to Reach Out to Your Elected Officials. Attendance was a bit low, but we attracted a new member at one of these – Mary Ofstie. Welcome, Mary!

In February graduate students from the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs presented their research on Community Solar power implementation in Minnesota. Surprisingly, our state has the largest community solar garden program in the nation!

In March, Growth & Justice presented the One Minnesota Public Policy Blueprint: Closing Our Rural-Metro Regional Divide and Other Disparities. We learned how reducing inequality and racial disparity in all our regions is important.

On April 14th, an unusual blizzard resulted in a cancellation of our program on Sex Trafficking 101 and Community Advocacy, to be presented by Breaking Free. This program will be rescheduled in the fall.

In May, for this annual meeting program, we learned about the population growth and housing affordability issues to consider in a 25 year regional housing plan.

Next year is the 100 year anniversary of League of Women Voters. We will have a discussion at lunch about ideas on how to celebrate this milestone at MEPH. State and National Leagues are also thinking about special programs for the centennial year.

Voter Registration, Hopkins High School, April 25

Voter Registration, Eden Prairie High School, April 17

Citizen's Directory for Elected Officials

The 2018 update of Citizen's Directory for Elected Officials (2018_citizen_directory.pdf) is now available. This handy tri-fold brochure provides contacts for our local, state and federal public servants. Let your voice be heard! There is also information on voting.

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